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@#17 ... Rifle and pistol shooting are also Olympic sports... don't have to spend a lot of time in the gym for that. ...
Agreed.
Yeah, why?
Is it the money?
There's this ...
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Financial report confirms $18.4 billion in confirmed revenues for 2025-36, $1.134 billion 2024 surplus!
www.thesportsexaminer.com
... A glowing financial report highlighted the first morning of the International Olympic Committee's 144th Session in Costa Novarino, Greece, with a slide which showed that the already-healthy IOC has committed revenues of $18.4 billion across the next 12 years: ...
@#35 ... "A_Friend, you are right and I was wrong! I've changed my position!" ...
I have posted ~you are right and I was wrong! I've changed my position~ here on this site.
It was a year or two ago.
OK, that aside...
... In more than four decades of posting on BBSs, AOL, the Retort and other venues, ...
I was on message boards in the late 1970's, as I have noted here a few times in the past.
But I guess my main concern is not about those who post opinions like, ~you are right and I was wrong!~
When I ran a message board back in the day, one thing (among many) I noticed that there were many members who just appeared to read the message board, but never posted comments.
Stated differently, when I post an article here from the great techie website, www.theregister.com , and that article shows that there were, say, 300 comments on it. Does that mean that only 300 people read that comment on The Register's website?
@#10 ... Chess is a sport. ...
Is Chess an Olympic Sport? Why or Why Not
www.houseofstaunton.com
... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has labeled chess as a sport and recognizes FIDE as an official federation. However, it is not approved for the Olympics. One reason is that chess does not involve physical exertion or athleticism in the same way as traditional Olympic sports. ...
True story ...
Back in the day, I used to routinely ride along a part of the NY Thruway. When i left my rental abode, and started on the trek, I would put a cassette into the car's player.
One cassette had a curious timing to it.
As it played, a song would eventually appear.
Bad Company - Bad Company (1974)
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Shortly after the time that song appeared, there usually was a State Police radar trap on the NY Thruway. Almost like clockwork.
The things you remember songs for ...
:)
Back then, in my wild youth days, that song may have saved me from receiving a speeding ticket ...
2010 Interview with Alice Brock, of Alice's Restaurant
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